ducks and drakes

noun

variants or duck and drake

: the pastime of skimming flat stones or shells along the surface of calm water

Phrases

play ducks and drakes with or make ducks and drakes of

: to use recklessly : squander

played ducks and drakes with his money

Word History

First Known Use

1583, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for ducks and drakes

• aches
• bakes
• brakes
• breaks
• cakes
• fakes
• flakes
• jakes
• lakes
• makes
• quakes
• rakes